He commented that “reparations” were an emotional and controversial issue and that, while the World Conference against Racism did not consider “reparations” per se, there was a “silent consensus” as the Conference made pronouncements that proclaimed slavery a crime against humanity.
Comentó que las "indemnizaciones" planteaban una cuestión emocional y controvertida y que, aun cuando la Conferencia Mundial contra el Racismo no se ocupó de las "indemnizaciones" en tanto que tales, sí hubo un "consenso silencioso", ya que en la Conferencia se manifestó que la esclavitud constituía un crimen de lesa humanidad.